Swingler Surname

227,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Swingler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the swingler,' i.e. a flax-beater, possibly a wool-beater, hence 'swingling stick, a stick used for beating or opening wool or flax. Lane' (Halliwell). 'Fleyhe, swyngyl, tribulum': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Swingle, a staff for beating flax' (Skeat, and see his article).

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Swingler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7351:75,8078,584
United States7291:497,20041,845
Australia1551:174,16617,758
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Canada411:898,67368,969
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales131:238,04114,239
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Swingler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the swingler,' i.e. a flax-beater, possibly a wool-beater, hence 'swingling stick, a stick used for beating or opening wool or flax. Lane' (Halliwell). 'Fleyhe, swyngyl, tribulum': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Swingle, a staff for beating flax' (Skeat, and see his article).

Nicholas Swingler, 1682: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Swingle-User; Flax- Dresser [from M.E, swinglen (Middle Dutch swingelen), to beat flax; Old English swinglian (Old English swingell, swingle, a beating, stroke]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Flax-Beater” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who beat and dressed flax.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably a flax-dresser. See Halliwell, under ' swingle.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Schwingel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Swingler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Swingler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Swingler is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swingler? popularity and diffusion

Swingler is the 227,391st most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,084,947 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Swingler are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

Swingler is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 75,807. In England Swingler is most common in: West Midlands, where 20 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 9 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Swingler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swingler has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Swingler surname increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Swingler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Swingler are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Swingler earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.87% more than the national average, earning R 289,608 per year; in United States they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $42,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,266 CAD per year.

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